The following is a list of active equipment of the Pakistan Army.__TOC__
Handguns | |||||
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Beretta 92 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Standard gun. 92F variant is in use.[1] | |||
SIG Sauer P226 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Special Service Group.[2] | |||
SIG Sauer P229 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Special Service Group. | |||
Glock 17 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P226. | |||
Glock 19 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P229. | |||
HK P7 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P229. | |||
Submachine guns | |||||
Heckler & Koch MP5 | 9×19mm Parabellum | MP5A2, MP5P3, MP5K variants in service.[3] [4] Locally produced under license by POF. | |||
FN P90 | 5.7×28mm | Personal defence weapon. | |||
Assault rifles and Battle rifles | |||||
Heckler & Koch G3 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard battle rifle. G3A3, G3P4 variants in service.[5] Locally produced under license by POF. | |||
Type 56 | 7.62×39mm | Standard assault rifle.[6] Type 56-I, II & some modernized variants in service. | |||
5.56×45mm NATO | Used by Special Service Group.[7] [8] M4A1 variant in service. | ||||
Steyr AUG | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by Special Service Group. AUG A3 variant in service. | |||
5.56×45mm NATO | Used by Special Service Group.[9] SG 552 variant in service. | ||||
Sniper rifles | |||||
POF Azb DMR MK1 | 7.62×51mm NATO | [10] Designated marksman rifle. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle. | |||
POF PSR-90 | 7.62×51mm NATO | [11] Used by Special Service Group. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch PSG1. | |||
Steyr SSG 69 | .308 Winchester | [12] Bolt-action | |||
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare | .308 Winchester .338 Lapua Magnum | Used by Special Service Group.[13] Bolt-action | |||
RPA Rangemaster | .50 BMG | Used by Special Service Group.[14] Bolt-action | |||
Barrett M82A1 | .50 BMG | Used by Special Service Group.[15] Semi-automatic. | |||
Machine guns | |||||
POF HMG PK-16 | 12.7×108mm | Standard heavy machine gun, based on the DshK/Type 54P.[16] [17] | |||
MG3 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard general-purpose machine gun.[18] Locally produced under license by POF. | |||
RPD | 7.62×39mm | Squad automatic weapon.[19] | |||
PKM | 7.62×54mmR | Limited usage by Special Service Group.[20] |
Arges 84 P2A1 | Hand grenade | Fragmentation grenade. Locally produced under license by POF.[21] [22] | |||
POF WP P3 MK1 | Smoke grenade | Smoke screening hand grenade. | |||
POF Grenade Target Indication MK1 | Smoke grenade | Target indication smoke hand grenade.[23] | |||
Mk 19 | Automatic grenade launcher (40×53mm) | [24] | |||
QLZ-87 | Automatic grenade launcher (35×32mm) | [25] | |||
SPG-9 | Recoilless rifle | 73 mm recoilless rifle. | |||
M40A1 | Recoilless rifle | 105 mm recoilless rifle.[26] | |||
RPG-7 | Rocket grenade launcher | 40 mm rocket-propelled grenade launcher.[27] | |||
Alcotán-100 | Anti-tank rocket launcher | 100 mm disposable anti-tank rocket launcher, Alcotán-AT (M2) variant in service. Equipped with Vosel (M2) fire control system. | |||
Type 63-1 | Mortar launcher | 60 mm mortar. Based on M2 variant in service.[28] | |||
LLR 81 | Mortar launcher | 81 mm mortar. MO-81-61C and MO-81-61L variants in service.[29] [30] | |||
MO-120-RT | Mortar launcher | 120 mm mortar.[31] [32] | |||
POF P3 Mk2 mine | Anti-tank mine | [33] [34] | |||
POF P5 Mk1 | Command-detonated anti-personnel mine | Based on M18A1 Claymore.[35] [36] |
Name | Image | Generation | Origin | In service | Notes | |
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HIT Haider | 3rd+ | Unknown | 125 mm gun. Modernized variant of VT-4.[37] [38] | |||
VT-4 | 3rd+ | 119[39] | 125 mm gun. Initial batch of 176 ordered. Total 679 planned. Equipped with FY-4 ERA.[40] [41] | |||
3rd | 300 [42] ----110+ | 125 mm gun. Jointly manufactured with NORINCO China. [43] [44] | ||||
T-80UD | 3rd | 320 | 125 mm gun.[45] | |||
HIT Al Zarrar | 2nd | 500 | 125 mm gun. To replace Type 59.[46] | |||
Type 85 | 2nd | 268 | 125 mm gun. Type 85-IIAP variant in service.[47] | |||
Type 69 | 1st | 400 | Type 69-IIMP variant in service. | |||
Type 59 | 1st | 600 | 100 mm gun. Being upgraded to Al Zarrar standard. |
(Armoured Personnel Carriers) APCs, (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) IFVs | ||||
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M113 | 2,300 = M113 A1/A2/P 600 = VCC-1/VCC-2[48] | Multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle. Mostly modernized & upgraded, American built M113A1/A2, Pakistani built M113P & Italian built VCC-1A2 variants in service.[49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] | ||
HIT APC Saad/Talha | 200 | Multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle.[56] [57] | ||
HIT Dragoon 2 | 600 | Multirole armoured fighting vehicle. Based on Dragoon 300.[58] [59] | ||
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAPS) | ||||
MaxxPro | 225 | Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP). MaxxPro DXM and MaxxPro Dash DXM variants in service.[60] [61] | ||
Fire support vehicles | ||||
HIT Maaz | — | Anti-tank variant based on APC Talha, using Baktar Shikan[62] [63] | ||
HIT Mouz | — | Air defence variant based on APC Talha, using RBS-70 | ||
HIT Sakb | — | Armoured command and control vehicle. Based on APC Talha [64] [65] | ||
MaxxPro MRV | — | Light armoured recovery vehicle. Based on MaxxPro. | |||
HIT Al Hadeed | — | Medium armoured recovery vehicle based on APC Saad | |||
W653 | 175 | Medium armoured recovery vehicle. Based on Type 69 tank.[66] [67] | |||
M88 | 52 | Heavy armoured recovery vehicle. Based on Patton family of tanks. M88 & M88A1 variants in service.[68] | |||
Isoli M60 | 500 | Light recovery crane mounted on truck.[69] | |||
Dragon | — | Tank-mounted engineering mine plough vehicle.[70] | |||
Troll Anti-Mine | 53 | De-mining vehicle. Based on T-55 tank.[71] | |||
Cougar JERRV | 20 | Mine-clearing vehicle. Buffalo Explosive Ordnance Disposal version.[72] | |||
Aardvark JSFU | — | Mine flail vehicle. Mk 3 variant in service.[73] [74] | |||
Type 84 RDMS | 14 | Air-dispersed anti-tank mine.[75] | |||
HIT Al Khalid AVLB | 8 | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on Al Khalid tank. | |||
M60 AVLB | 12 | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M60 tank. M60A1 variant in service.[76] | |||
M47M AVLB | — | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M47 tank.[77] | |||
M48 AVLB | — | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M48 tank. | |||
AM 50B | 4 | Bridge layer. | |||
PB 79A | — | Pontoon bridge. |
HIT Al Qaswa | Light armored tracked vehicle for logistics & cargo.[78] | |||
Isuzu F-Series | Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[79] | |||
Hino Ranger | Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[80] | |||
M35 | Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[81] | |||
Yasoob | Medium/Heavy truck. Limited numbers in service. |
Toyota Land Cruiser | |||
Toyota Hilux | |||
Land Rover Defender | Some locally build is in use. | ||
Rocket artillery | |||||
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Fatah-2 | Unknown | Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 400 km.[82] | |||
Fatah-1 | Unknown | Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 140 km.[83] | |||
A-100E | 450+ [84] | 300mm MLRS.[85] [86] [87] The system can launch CALT-built rocket having maximum range of 120 km.[88] | |||
Ghazab | Unknown | 122 mm MLRS. Based on the BM-21 Grad. The system can launch POF built Yarmuk Rocket having maximum range of 40 km+. | |||
PHL-81 "Azar" | 52+ | 122 mm MLRS. Chinese variant of the BM-21 Grad. Locally designated as the "Azar", having maximum range of 40 km.[89] | |||
Self-propelled artillery | |||||
SH-15 | 164 [90] [91] | 155mm truck-mounted howitzer. Pakistan has ordered around 236–300 units with TOT to further build these howitzers locally in HIT.[92] [93] [94] | |||
M109 | 438 | 155mm tracked howitzer. M109A2: (200)[95] M109A5: (115)[96] [97] M109L: (123) | |||
M110 | 60 | 203 mm tracked howitzer. M110A2 variant in service.[98] | |||
Towed artillery | |||||
M115 | 28 | 203 mm howitzer.[99] | |||
M198 | 148 | 155 mm howitzer.[100] | |||
M114 | 144 | 155 mm howitzer.[101] | |||
Type 59-1 | 410 | 130 mm howitzer. Based on M46.[102] [103] | |||
Type 86 | 80 | 122 mm howitzer. Based on D-30.[104] [105] [106] | |||
Type 54-1 | 490 | 122 mm howitzer. Based on M-30.[107] | |||
M101 | 216 | 105 mm howitzer.[108] | |||
Mod 56 | 113 | 105 mm howitzer.[109] | |||
25-pounder | 1,000 [110] | Still in service as of 2018. 88 mm shells being produced by POF.[111] |
Weapon | Image | Type | Origin | Notes | |
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Kornet-E | Laser-guided anti-tank missile | 52 launchers purchased in 2017-2018 along with unspecified number of missiles.[112] | |||
HJ-8 | Wire-guided anti-tank missile | Locally build under license by GIDS, designated as Baktar-Shikan.Used with Maaz, 4x4 vehicles and AH-1F Cobra. Range of 4 km. According to SIPRI, between 1990 and 2022, Pakistan has produced 26,350 Baktar-Shikans.[113] | |||
BGM-71 TOW | Wire-guided anti-tank missile | TOW-2A, TOW-2A RF, TOW-2B RF and ITOW variants in service. Used with M901 ITV, M113 APC and AH-1F Cobra.[114] [115] [116] [117] [118] | |||
NESCOM Barq-I/II | Air-launched anti-tank guided missile | Used with Helicopters & UAVs.[119] [120] |
Weapon | Image | Type | Origin | Notes | |
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Air defence - Missile systems | |||||
HQ-7 | Short-range surface-to-air missile | FM-90 variant in service. Operational range is 15 km.[121] | |||
HQ-16 | Short-to medium-range surface-to-air missile | Two variants in service:LY-80: Operational range is 40 km.[122] LY-80EV: Operational range is 70 km.[123] | |||
HQ-9 | Long-range surface-to-air missile | HQ-9P variant in service. Operational range is 125 km against aircraft and 25 km against cruise missiles.[124] [125] | |||
Air defence - Man-portable systems | |||||
GIDS Anza | Man-portable air-defense system | Three variants in service: Anza Mk-I (Based on HN-5B. A total of 1,100 in service. 100 delivered by 1987. 1,000 produced between 1989 and 1998.) Anza Mk-II (Based on QW-1. 2,650 produced between 1994 and 2022.) Anza Mk-III (Based on QW-2. Unknown number in service.) | |||
RBS 70 | Man-portable air-defense system | Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 2 BOLIDE variants in service. 1,711 missiles. RBS 70 VLM used with M113 and Mouz APC.[126] [127] [128] [129] | |||
FN-6 / FN-16 | Man-portable air-defense system | 806 FN-6 delivered between 2010 and 2016. 1,191 FN-16 delivered between 2018 and 2021.[130] [131] | |||
FIM-92 Stinger | Man-portable air-defense system | FIM-92A variant in service. | |||
Air defence - Anti-aircraft gun systems | |||||
Type 85 | Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm) | Updated version of Type 77. | |||
Type 54P | Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm) | Chinese version of DShK, locally produced by POF.[132] [133] | |||
Type 56 / Type 58 | Anti-aircraft gun (14.5mm) | 200,[134] Based on ZPU. | |||
Oerlikon GDF | Anti-aircraft gun (2 x 35 mm) | 248, GDF-002 and GDF-005 variants in service,[135] [136] with 134 SkyGuard radar units. | |||
Type 55 / Type 65 | Anti-aircraft gun (37 mm) | 310, Based on M1939. | |||
L-60 | Anti-aircraft gun (40 mm) | 50 units as of 2021. | |||
Type 59 | Anti-aircraft gun (57 mm) | 144 units as of 2021, based on AZP S-60. |
IBIS-150 | Air surveillance radar | Used with LY-80. | |||
LAADS | Air surveillance radar | [137] | |||
Giraffe 40 | Command and control Early warning radar | [138] | |||
SLC-2 | AESA counter-battery radar | [139] | |||
RASIT | Ground surveillance radar | RASIT-E variant in service.[140] | |||
Skyguard | Fire control radar | Used with Oerlikon GDF. | |||
Firefinder | Weapon-locating radar | [141] |